Shirt.



J. K. P. PINE.

SHIRT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10. 1914.

Pathted Apr. 27, I915.

1 JAMES K. 1?. PXNE, U1? Tft'ttlY, NEWV YORK, 1%.SSIGNGF T6} UNITED SHIRT ANS) COLLAR COMPANY, OF TROY, NEW YGBK, A CORLPQRJETEGN OF NEW YORK.

SHIRT.

To (ZZZ 107mm it may, concern.

it known that L JAMns K. P. Pine. citizen of the United States, and resident of Troy, Eensselaer county, New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Shirts, offyvl icli the following is a specification j My invention relates to shirts of chess or negligeepattern, the skirts of Wl'iich are cut anti seamed to form a. pair of legs, so that a anion garment is proclucmi. object is to make the body portion of such garments readily adjust-able both in length and girth. Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in this specification and he minted out in the claims.

In the drawings, which represent a preferrecl Form of in device, Figure 1 is a front; Fig. a back View of the shirt as Worn; Fig. 3 is a partial rear View showing the shirt in open position.

11 designates the shirt, of which 12 is the front, and 13, the rear body portion The front 12 has anopening 1 extending from the collar band 15 to the crotch, an l 'closeci' by a series of buttons and button-holes 16. At the rear, the body 13 is cut across, sip-- proximately at the waist line, leaving an opening l7 closable by a lepcntling tall '18., see Fig. 3. At each side of and above the opening 17 is provided a plurality of fasten ing' devices, shown as a vertical series of buttons 15), three in number and closely adjacent to each other. The fall 18 is preii? erahly streiwthenwl by a hand 20 at up per edge. in which is cut at each end a. pin-- rality of coii 'ierating' fastening devices shown is a. horizontal series of hnttmrholes 21. three in number also closely adjacent to each other. The leg portions 2.2 are ioiineo by cuttin and seaming the lower extensions of front 12 and back- 13 in any (lesireri manner.

Specification Application filed February 1o, 191i.

hotly iength provided for by the substantially vertical seriesof buttons 1.9 at each end of the opening- 17. At. the same time, an ad justment of the girth at the Waist line is possihie by reason of the substantially hori 2o series of button-holes $21 in hanci 20. in other Words. it will be seen that any one of huttomholes :21 may be engaged with any one of buttons 19 at the same side of open ing 11'', and that. by means of this sinnil taneous vertical and horizontal adjustment in size, a more perfect fit may he gained and the wrinkling of the shirt i ront either lengthwise or crosswise, may be prevented. or lessened.

it is evident that ce tain chai'wes e. 57.. in the number oi the fastening cievices of either sort in either series may be made in the device without departing; from my inventicn.

Vvhat I claim is:

1. in a shirt of the class described. a rear opening; a fall for closing saicl opening; a clos fastening devices l gi adjacent series of at each side 01: said. opening; closely atljze cent series of cooperating fastening devices at each free corner of said. fall; said first named and last named series being dis posed in line: substantially at right angles with each other.

In a shirt off the class describe-(i, a rear opening; fail for closing said opening; a vertically disposed, c feet ning devices at ing; ho cent seri of cooperating fastening iie'vices at each corner of saici tall. substantially for the purposes set forth.

3. In a shirt of the class w rihecl, a rear a. fall. for i. 'ng 9 id owning; a voi Hi, else 51 adjacent taste-11in g tie. 1c at each 'Oftlll il r in wart above saivl opening; and a. horizon tally :iisposed closely adjacent series of cooperating fastening at each upper corner of said fall, substantially for the purposes set forth.

it. P. PINE.

each side of said openontaily disposed. closely adiaii 'itnesses Geo. L. Coornn, B. H. DAVEY.

cly adjacent series of 

